Our Beliefs & Our Core Values
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Our Core Values
Pursuing Intimacy with God
Developing a vibrant intimate relationship with God is our goal—learning to know His love and hear His voice by encouraging time with God and His people.
Authentic Worship
In our times together we encounter God, through singing, reflection, teaching scripture, sharing our life experiences, praying for one another, and using our spiritual gifts to encourage, build up, and comfort one another. Authentic worship is expressed most fully through a life totally yielded to God.
Community
Loving relationships are essential in building God's kingdom and should permeate every aspect of life. Growth is encouraged by sharing truth with mutual authenticity and transparency while extending grace and forgiveness.
Life Change
Becoming Christ-like is our goal for each individual. We experience healing, wholeness and growth through a surrendered life and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Life-change happens best in community as we study God's Word and encourage one another to apply its principles in our daily walk.
every member is a minister
Everyone is shaped by God to make meaningful contribution in the Kingdom of God. Therefore mentoring, equipping, and gift activation are essential. Opportunities for ministry are abundant and every believer is expected to serve God and the local church in some way.
Being Christ in Our Local Community
We are the hands, feet and mouth of Christ demonstrated through service and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. We expect our church and its members to reflect Jesus Christ in our local communities and beyond.
Our Beliefs
SHARED CONVICTIONS
By the grace of God, we seek to live and proclaim the good news of reconciliation in Jesus Christ. As part of the one body of Christ at all times and places, we hold the following to be central to our belief and practice:
- God is known to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the Creator who seeks to restore fallen humanity by calling a people to be faithful in fellowship, worship, service and witness.
- Jesus is the Son of God. Through his life and teachings, his cross and resurrection, he showed us how to be faithful disciples, redeemed the world, and offers eternal life.
- As a church, we are a community of those whom God's Spirit calls to turn from sin, acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, receive baptism upon confession of faith, and follow Christ in life.
- As a faith community, we accept the Bible as our authority for faith and life, interpreting it together under the Holy Spirit's guidance, in the light of Jesus Christ to discern God's will for our obedience.
- The Spirit of Jesus empowers us to trust God in all areas of life so we become peacemakers who renounce violence, love our enemies, seek justice, and share our possessions with those in need.
- We gather regularly to worship, to celebrate the Lord's Supper, and to hear the Word of God in a spirit of mutual accountability.
- As a worldwide community of faith and life, we transcend boundaries of nationality, race, class, gender, and language. We seek to live in a world without conforming to the powers of evil, witnessing to God's grace by serving others, caring for creation, and inviting all people to know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
In these convictions, we draw inspiration from Anabaptist forebears of the 16th century, who modeled radical discipleship to Jesus Christ. We seek to walk in His name by the power of the Holy Spirit, as we confidently await Christ's return and the final fulfillment of God's kingdom.
Adopted by Mennonite World Conference General Council March 15, 2006
https://mwc-cmm.org/en/shared-convictions
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